The Jerry Garcia Archive will be a music community resource that preserves the artistic and historical contributions of one of the most beloved music legends in rock ‘n’ roll history. As a gift to the music community this holiday season, the Jerry Garcia Foundation announces its new venture: the Jerry Garcia Archive. This online resource will […]
By Rod DeGeorge There are many facets to John 5. From the virtuosic playing of various styles that seem to be on opposite sides of the spectrum, to the drastic difference of the stage persona and the down-to-earth, humble and pleasant person that you get lost in conversation with. It was a pleasure to sit […]
Billy Preston’s star is shining more brightly than ever these November days. As part of a pre-taped mini-documentary, Preston was inducted by Ringo Starr into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame which can be seen exclusively on HBO and HBO Max Saturday, November 20 at 8/7c. None other than Sir Paul McCartney, who was present and on […]
By Kelcey AlonzoPhotos by Mike Savoia Misfits legendary Guitarist Doyle Wolfgang is one of the most recognizable figures in music today. Doyle replaced Guitarist Bobby Steele and has kept busy ever since. You’re about to discover why Doyle builds his guitars, his new collaboration with Dean Guitars, and how important health and fitness are to […]
By Brad Mahon Fender guitars enjoy a well-deserved, celebrated place in the story of the amplified instrument. Started in 1946 as the Fender Electric Instrument Company, the legendary creator Leo Fender gave us landmark designs such as the 1950 Broadcaster (later to become the 1951 Telecaster) as well as the 1954 Stratocaster—models that have been […]
Accomplished musician, Roger Sadowsky started playing the guitar in his junior year in college—learning fingerpicking and jamming Paul Simon and Gordon Lightfoot songs. In 1972, he was halfway through a PhD in psychobiology—studying animal behavior (I’m sure that helped him understanding musicians’ behavior)—right when President Richard Nixon was cutting funding to the sciences. The future […]
By Dave Stephens Back in the middle ’90s, I was a career graphic designer of 30 years, with clients like EMG Pickups and Shrapnel Records. One day I told my wife that I had dreamed I was making pickups for a living, I thought it was a funny dream. Scroll forward through time and we […]
By Greg Jones Editors note: Republished from out 2015 Luthier Issue A recent news story about high school students and their knowledge of US history, or rather the astonishing lack thereof, ended with the old adage about those who do not know history being doomed to repeat it and predicted great troubles ahead for the […]
By Jim Rizza Since the birth of the Akkadian oud in ancient Syria over 4,000 years ago, the quest for musical Nirvana using vibrating strings stretched over fingerboards and wooden resonating chambers has been a passion for some. The very few who have succeeded in this quest have been blessed with extraordinary feel, creativity and […]
Perhaps one of the most unlikely guitar heroes to come from England since his hero, the great Hank Marvin, Mark Knopfler, has pitched a career of composition, virtuosity, and collaboration that any artist would covet. From a guitarist’s standpoint, his style is unusual and truly unique. He admits to holding the guitar “like a blacksmith […]
